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Pope Leo XIV waves to those gathered for Mass for the Jubilee of Sport on the solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity on June 15, 2025, in St. Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican.

Pope Leo XIV on Holy Trinity Sunday: God’s ‘dynamic’ love opens humanity to encounter  

Jun 15, 2025

By Kristina Millare

The solemnity coincided with the June 14–15 Jubilee of Sport, where Pope Leo XIV asked pilgrims who belong to sports... Read more

The Freedom Group was founded in 2023 and works to help men gain freedom from pornography addiction.

He fought porn addiction for 23 years — now he helps other men find freedom

Jun 15, 2025

By Francesca Pollio Fenton

The Freedom Group, founded in 2023, offers men a 12-month program as well as additional courses and retreats to help... Read more

From left to right: Karol Wojtyla Sr., Joseph Ratzinger Sr., Mario Jose Bergoglio, Louis Marius Prevost.

Meet the fathers behind the Church’s 4 most recent popes

Jun 15, 2025

By Francesca Pollio Fenton

Here’s a look at the dads behind our last four Holy Fathers. Read more

Pope Leo XIV addresses Catholic faithful on the scoreboard at Rate Field, home to the Chicago White Sox, during a celebration and Mass on June 14, 2025, in Chicago to honor his selection as pope.

Full text of Pope Leo XIV’s address to Catholics in Chicago

Jun 14, 2025

By Pope Leo XIV

“You are the promise of hope for so many of us,” the pope told young people attending the event at... Read more

Pope Leo XIV addresses Catholic faithful on the scoreboard at Rate Field, home to the Chicago White Sox, on June 14, 2025, in Chicago during a celebration and Mass to honor his selection as pope.

Pope Leo XIV encourages young people to be ‘beacons of hope’ at Chicago event

Jun 14, 2025

By Jonathan Liedl

“You are the promise of hope for so many of us,” the pope told young people attending the “Chicago Celebrates... Read more

A Brooklyn Park police officer looks on while guarding the entrance to a neighborhood on June 14, 2025, in Brooklyn Park, Minnesota.

‘Senseless violence’: Minnesota Catholic leaders respond to shooting, murder of lawmakers

Jun 14, 2025

By Daniel Payne

Former Minnesota House Speaker Melissa Hortman and her husband were shot and killed Saturday, while state Sen. John Hoffman and... Read more

The front door of 212 E. 141st Place, the childhood home of Pope Leo XIV, in Dolton, Illinois.

Pope Leo’s boyhood home in Chicago could go for more than $1 million

Jun 14, 2025

By Kate Quiñones

The three-bedroom brick structure with a spacious backyard was home to Pope Leo XIV — then Robert Prevost — during... Read more

Deacons gather in St. Peter’s Basilica in Rome in February. The number of deacons in the U.S. has declined year over year, according to a recent report, June 13, 2025.

Annual report finds there are ‘not enough’ deacons being ordained in the U.S.

Jun 14, 2025

By Tessa Gervasini

The Center for Applied Research in the Apostolate at Georgetown University published the survey results in its 2025 report “A... Read more

Fernando Moscardó (center) and his friend Patricia (far left) meet with Pope Leo XIV and Bishop Mikel Garciandía of Palencia (right) after the Holy Father’s general audience on Wednesday, June 11, 2025.

Young people present to Pope Leo XIV their spiritual renewal project for Europe

Jun 14, 2025

By Almudena Martínez-Bordiú

Pope Leo XIV this week spoke with young people who have embarked on a “spiritual revolution” to restore Europe’s soul. Read more

The McCoppin family (from left): Alyssa, Courteney, James, Rhys, and Kelly, poses for a photo after entering the Catholic Church at the Easter Vigil on April 8, 2023, at Sacred Heart Church in Manassas.

Virginia teen’s Catholic school journey inspires whole family’s conversion

After enrolling in Saint John Paul the Great Catholic High School, Kelly McCoppin was immediately drawn to the Catholic faith... Read more

Volunteers and staff with Catholic Charities of the Rio Grande Valley assist Latin American and Haitian migrants at a migrant shelter in McAllen, Texas.

House launches probe of Catholic nongovernmental organizations’ role aiding migrants

Jun 13, 2025

By Madalaine Elhabbal

Catholic Charities USA and the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops are among those named in the investigation. Read more

Mother Carmen Rendiles and Dr. José Gregorio Hernández are scheduled to be proclaimed Venezuela’s first saints on Oct. 19, 2025.

Pope Leo XIV to canonize 7 saints on Oct. 19

Jun 13, 2025

By Victoria Cardiel

Pope Leo XIV will canonize seven blesseds on Oct. 19, including two Venezuelans: Dr. José Gregorio Hernández Cisneros and María... Read more

Blessed Pier Giorgio Frassati, who died at the age of 24 in 1925, is beloved by many Catholic young people today for his enthusiastic witness to holiness that reaches “to the heights.”

Here is the miracle that makes possible Pier Giorgio Frassati’s canonization

Jun 13, 2025

By Courtney Mares, Kate Quiñones

The Vatican has recognized two miracles attributed to Blessed Pier Giorgio Frassati’s intercession that make possible his canonization on Sept.... Read more

Pope Leo XIV presides over the first ordinary public consistory of cardinals of his pontificate on June 13, 2025, at the Apostolic Palace in the Vatican.

Pope Leo XIV: ‘The gravest form of poverty is not to know God’

Jun 13, 2025

By Victoria Cardiel

Pope Leo XIV has released his message for the ninth World Day of the Poor, which will be held on... Read more

Cardinal Timothy Dolan stands at the altar during Mass at St. Patrick's Cathedral in New York City on May 26, 2024.

Gallup poll says many Americans think U.S. is becoming more religious

Jun 13, 2025

By Madalaine Elhabbal

“Thirty-four percent of U.S. adults believe religion is increasing its influence in American life, similar to the 35% measured in... Read more

Blessed Carlo Acutis.

10 things you should know about Blessed Carlo Acutis

Jun 13, 2025

By Courtney Mares

Pope Leo XIV will canonize Blessed Carlo Acutis on Sept. 7. A gamer and computer coder who loved the Eucharist,... Read more

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Ex-LGBTQ leaders at California rally oppose ‘conversion therapy’ counseling restrictions

Jun 13, 2025

By Kate Quiñones

Under legislation that has been pushed in California and other states, therapists could be prosecuted for encouraging patients to follow... Read more

Tens of thousands of pro-life advocates march through the streets of Washington, D.C., during the 52nd annual March for Life on Jan. 24, 2025.

Pro-life sentiments are on the rise, according to Gallup poll

Jun 13, 2025

By Kate Quiñones

Here is a roundup of recent pro-life and abortion-related news. Read more

St. Anthony of Padua, by El Greco (c. 1580).

St. Anthony of Padua considered ‘all the world as his home’

Jun 13, 2025

By CNA Staff

Today the Church celebrates St. Anthony of Padua, whose widespread popularity can be traced to his efforts at reaching out... Read more

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Hundreds of women sue over contraceptive injections linked to brain tumors

Jun 13, 2025

By Tessa Gervasini

The legal action follows a 2024 French study that found that the use of medroxyprogesterone renders a woman five times... Read more